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Jamaica Gleaner Commentary
published: Wednesday | January 28, 2004

Cruelty to children
THERE ARE two kinds of cruelty to children in Jamaica: institutional cruelty and parental cruelty. Both are shameful blots on our national character.

The fate of Israel
JERUSALEM FELL to the Crusaders in 1099. The subsequent battles swayed to and fro, but the Crusaders held most of the eastern Mediterranean coast (what is now Israel, Lebanon and Syria) for almost two centuries. - Gwynne Dyer


The sure path to bankruptcy
THE NEW Eurobond loan of 200 million (253 million US dollars) is a bitter-sweet event. To the Government and its supporters, it is an occasion for gloating, a reprieve, and a temporary relief before the need for new loans. - Delroy Chuck


It is not what you do
WHETHER WE realise it or not, the method of governance we choose has always been a matter of life and death! ... - Peter Espeut












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